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HANSARD Northern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the hon. Gentleman for raising those issues, which are myths that need to be dispelled, although I understand his concerns. The CEDAW report talks about the Offences…09 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI have listened, and I want to meet my obligation to not make a long speech—an obligation that we have all been trying to uphold this evening. I promise that I am coming to an…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) Billindicated dissent .08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThousands of citizens in Northern Ireland have emailed their MPs in support of change. Thousands of citizens in Northern Ireland have said, “Please don’t make us wait anymore,”…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThe 1998 Act explicitly says that the Westminster Parliament retains responsibility for upholding those international obligations. The right hon. Gentleman also asked about the…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillLet us be very clear. The reason why a woman in Northern Ireland who is raped, becomes pregnant and then seeks a termination faces a longer prison sentence than her attacker is…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI thank the right hon. Gentleman for his intervention. I gently suggest that he goes back and reads section 26 of the 1998 Act, which explicitly does not do what he says it does.…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillIf the right hon. Gentleman will allow me, I will make a little progress and then happily take an intervention from him. For me, there is a simple point. This weekend, many of us…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI recognise that the hon. Gentleman and I are on different sides of this, but if he will forgive me, I will come to the international obligations that we as a country have signed…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillI echo the comments of my hon. Friend the Member for St Helens North (Conor McGinn) in paying tribute to my hon. Friends the Members for Vauxhall (Kate Hoey) and for Ealing North…08 Jul 2019HANSARDNorthern Ireland (Executive Formation) BillThank you, Madam Deputy Speaker. We also know that 66% of the public in Northern Ireland think that Westminster should reform the law in the absence of a devolved Government. This…08 Jul 2019HANSARDFree TV Licences: Over-75sThe Secretary of State may not accept the moral case for keeping the pledge in his manifesto, but there is a good, cold, hard economic case for resolving this too. He said earlier…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTopical QuestionsI have been inundated with complaints from local residents about a second-hand car sales company in my community that variously goes by the names BD Trade Sales, Leabridge Motors,…11 Jun 2019HANSARDTimpson Review of School ExclusionThe report paints a powerful picture of many of the issues faced by those of us working in communities with children who are at risk of violence and of being violent, and in…07 May 2019HANSARD Northern Ireland: Murder of Lyra McKeeIn the days following her brutal murder, Lyra’s words have been shared around the world. It is not hard to see why. Just a few weeks ago, she wrote on social media: “Derry is such…23 Apr 2019HANSARD Climate Action and Extinction RebellionThe Minister put her finger on it when she said that this is going to be about some tough decisions. She expressed concern about describing this as a climate emergency because…23 Apr 2019HANSARD European CouncilThe Prime Minister will be relieved to hear that I am not going to ask to dip into her stash of cough sweets, but I want to follow up on something she said to the right hon.…11 Apr 2019HANSARDDevolved GovernmentIn the absence of devolved government, the direct decisions being made by Westminster for Northern Ireland are increasing every day, whether on the Offensive Weapons Bill, the…10 Apr 2019HANSARDDraft Social Security Coordination (Reciprocal Healthcare) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister give way?25 Mar 2019HANSARDDraft Social Security Coordination (Reciprocal Healthcare) (Amendment etc) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft National Health Service (Cross-Border Healthcare and Miscellaneous Amendments etc.) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019
Draft Health Services (Cross-Border Health Care and Miscellaneous Amendments) (Northern Ireland) (EU Exit) Regulations 2019Will the Minister give way?25 Mar 2019